Most people go into a Spartan Race Ultra Beast with a plan and months of training. I went into my second Ultra Beast with no preparation after a snap decision the weekend before the race. I was in Dallas for the Spartan Race weekend and ready to take on the Beast and Sprint like I … Continue reading Spartan Race Weekend Dallas 2017
Since running Conquer the Gauntlet in Arkansas in 2016, I’d been wanting to run another event. So, when the opportunity arose to run one in Texas, I jumped at the chance. I snuck my way back into the Lone Star State with help from some secretive friends. The night before CTG, I made my way … Continue reading Conquer the Gauntlet – Central Texas 2017
On the eve of my flight back to Australia I woke at 4am, groggily put on race clothes and sat in the car for two hours as my friend Kendal drove us to Savage Race in Houston. It was my last race before leaving the US so I made sure it was going to be … Continue reading Savage Race (Houston)
There was only one event that all my Texas friends kept talking about all year – the Dallas Beast/Sprint weekend. I’ve only ever spent one Halloween in the US when I was 10 years old. The Spartan weekend was falling the day before Halloween so it provided me with the perfect opportunity to dress up … Continue reading Spartan Beast/Sprint Weekend (Dallas)
My first ever Tough Mudder was in September 2013. My best friend Gina was flying up to Melbourne for it and encouraged me and my other best friend Vanessa to head along for it. I had an absolute blast despite the cold and it was one of the toughest physical challenges I’d ever faced as … Continue reading Tough Mudder (Dallas)
After hearing so many people talk about Savage Race I put it at the top of my list of OCRs to try. When I realised I could get to the race in Dallas I bought a plane ticket from LA and prepared to sneak my way into Texas so I could surprise my friends at … Continue reading Savage Race (Dallas)
My last week in Texas was bound to be an exciting one with the Austin Super/Sprint weekend, and it didn't disappoint. I said bye to Eric in Dallas and flew to Austin to stay with Brandon and Reignbeaux in Austin for the Spartan weekend. Wednesday was spent in Burnet helping set up for the weekend’s … Continue reading Why Texas?
I don’t know what possessed me to sign up to a 5km fun run the day of BFX, but I knew if I didn’t do it then I would regret it. The Blacklight Run is like the Color Run in which you get covered in coloured powder, except this powder glows under UV light. I … Continue reading Blacklight Run
After doing BFX in San Antonio a fortnight ago, I knew that I couldn’t just do the Battlefrog Open in Dallas. So on race morning I upgraded to BFX and was ready to do better than before. This time I knew what to expect in regards to the sorts of obstacles and I knew roughly … Continue reading Battlefrog (Dallas)
When I saw that I had a weekend free in Dallas I had to decide on what to do. Did I do the Big D Texas Half Marathon, or a 5km Mud Run? The mud run won of course. It was a cold morning when my friend Kristen picked me up and drove me out … Continue reading Jailbreak Mud Run
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